Thread: perentie clutch slave cylinder

You haven't got all the air out Matt, they are a pain in the arse to bleed.

Originally Posted by Bearman

You haven't got all the air out Matt, they are a pain in the arse to bleed.

As a relative newbie i recently went through this myself and can confirm what a PITA it was...

Originally Posted by tc_s1

As a relative newbie i recently went through this myself and can confirm what a PITA it was...

I did this myself not too long ago , After reading some of the horror stories about bleeding the clutch , I bought myself some braided stainless line , rerouted it with out the up and down loops ,
It bleed well ......maybe I was just lucky tho , Next time may be different ..But I hope not .

Originally Posted by tc_s1

As a relative newbie i recently went through this myself and can confirm what a PITA it was...

Taken for test drive -can change gears but still not right -bite point near the floor - have checked freeplay adjustment on master cylinder so can only assume still some air in line:-(

I would unbolt the slave and have a look at the rod.
The clutch I did not so long ago had the ball on the end broken off.
Have a look back at some posts to see.

do you mean the ball that sits in fork end? If that end had broken off the rod would basically fall out once slave is removed?

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

I would unbolt the slave and have a look at the rod.
The clutch I did not so long ago had the ball on the end broken off.
Have a look back at some posts to see.

I finally managed to get the air out and clutch working better - adjusted freeplay on master cylinder -i assume once locknuts tightened should be able grab rod with fingers and have some play by rocking back and forth? Although clutch feels right and gears change smoothly when driving i do get this annoying occasional problem when stationary at lights etc it can be hard to put gearstick from neutral into first and vice-versa?

That would indicate it is still dragging a little = maybe some air still in there Matt